Descent Into Darkness

Started with the genuine smile....evolving to a true depiction of a menacing mind smile. Fantastic acting with a fountain of darkness. Movies like this are always low rated sadly. I hope movies like this are appreciated more.

I watched this by mistake. I saw the movie art and figured it was a comedy. It kinda is, but it soooooooo is not.

I love me some found footage horror films, and I also am fully aware that more of them suck than do not.

This one most certainly does not IMHO. Honestly, it's a crime that it's not on more people's Top 10 lists.

This film is basically Borat but if Borat was an insane, absolutely unhinged, bloodthirsty, cannibalistic serial killer.

This movie is excellent in terms of mixing both psychological scares with gore. There isn't too much gore, but there's enough of it coupled with the implications of what's going on (but smartly not shown) that make the wild things the main character does absolutely brutal. Homie does some absolutely insane things, stuff you would expect to see in a bottom of the horror movie iceberg offering. But the film doesn't actually show it, it just implies it. There's one scene with a bathroom mirror and a flickering light switch that expertly shows what I mean. It doesn't show everything, but just enough to make you go "WHAT THE HECK DID HE JUST DO"

Having typed all that, it could have cut a good 20 minutes of fat off in the first act. I get that we do need some character progression and exposition, and it works well-you are quickly endeared to this guy-but I felt that it was just 20 minutes or so too much.

But once things get rolling? JESUS F CHRIST

This movie is absolutely insane, and incredibly horrific in the third act.

I really enjoyed this. It really stuck with me after it ended. Had me thinking about how easily a string of really bad luck can change a person for the worse.

NGL, this is probably one of the most wild FF horror films I've seen in YEARS.

8/10.

If you're into really messed up movies and don't mind low quality, handicam found footage style then this might be 10/10 for you.

If you hate really twisted stuff on screen, agression, brutality or found footage style this might be 1/10 for you.

I respect the length they were willing to go, but for me it was a bit too disturbing and while I respect the art choices to go full mumbling and such at the end - it depicted well the mental state of the lead -, it was less enjoyable as a pure movie experience.

I loved it for a couple reasons but couldn't enjoy it, so gave it a 5/10. It feels less found footage and less horror and more first person documentary for someone with serious mental sickness hitting a rough patch, turning to alcohol and drugs which worsen his condition and goes onto a full episodic agression, rape, torture and killing spree with some gory parts, child torture and probably cannibalism if I decoded correctly.

DESCENT INTO DARKNESS chronicles Sorgoi Prakov's (Rafael Cherkaski) trip through Europe. It starts out like any other tourist-made video, taking in the sites and landmarks of Paris. There's a very bouncy, light feel to the proceedings. Prakov himself seems to be an amiable enough chap.

To be honest, if this was all there was to this movie it would still be worth watching, due to the humor and charm involved. Prakov is infectiously naive and silly.

Of course, things are about to change drastically.

This is a very well-made "found footage"-type film that really comes across as authentic. The contrivance of having a camera on all the time is handled in a believable way. As things start to come apart, and Prakov falls deeper into the abyss, we actually feel the desperation and madness building.

The final act of this movie is extremely disturbing. Be sure to reinforce your guts with titanium before watching this one!

One of the most effective movies of its kind. Not for the squeamish nor the easily offended...

Well.....I sure picked the wrong movie to watch on Christmas day. If you are looking for a warped,grotesque,disturbing little POV "found footage" movie....you have come to the right place. This isn't a paranormal film,so if that's what you like,this ain't for you. This is the story of one man's (obviously) decent into complete madness. It's one that may stick in your head for awhile after viewing it. It's not the most disturbing film I have ever seen,but it does have it's own W.T.F. moments. The acting wasn't bad,and overall it's a pretty good film. Just don't fire this one up on "family movie night".